Landmarks · #85 biggest of 1,014
How big is Hadrian's Wall?
117 km
Hadrian's Wall measures 117 km. That's about 13 Mount Everests lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 117 km, or about 73 miles.
- It's about 68,824 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 13 Mount Everests could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 23 hours to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #85 by size.
Size comparison
How Hadrian's Wall stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Thames River
346 km
Hyperion (moon)
270 km
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
164.8 km
Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct
157.317 km
Hadrian's Wall
117 km
Cangde Grand Bridge
105.881 km
Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
79.732 km
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
55 km
Bang Na Expressway
54 km
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 0.001% of its height.
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